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Len Gillis

Len Gillis

Graduating from the Journalism program at Canadore College in the 1970s, Gillis has spent most of his career reporting on news events across Northern Ontario with several radio, television and newspaper companies. He also spent time as a hardrock miner.

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len@villagemedia.ca

Recent Work by Len

How a wildcat mine walkout 50 years ago led to major changes in health and safety

How a wildcat mine walkout 50 years ago led to major changes in health and safety

In 1974, unionized miners in Elliot Lake walked off the job en masse to bring attention to unsafe working conditions in uranium mining in the community, a move that eventually led to the creation of Ontario’s landmark health and safety laws
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Inquest hears about phone failure during negotiations with suicidal man

Inquest hears about phone failure during negotiations with suicidal man

Inquest into a 2018 police standoff in Garson probes whether a dying phone battery contributed to the suicide of a man who had been talking with crisis negotiators for several hours
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Nairn residents demand halt to radioactive waste storage plan

Nairn residents demand halt to radioactive waste storage plan

Municipal leaders say they were not consulted on plan to ship low-grade radioactive material to a former mine property in the area
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Nurses union says consumption site announcement a ‘death sentence’

Nurses union says consumption site announcement a ‘death sentence’

Dr. Doris Grinspun, who heads up the Registered Nurses Association, said Ontario government is only making things worse for people with addictions
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Nurses say they ‘dread’ going to work in Ontario hospitals

Nurses say they ‘dread’ going to work in Ontario hospitals

CUPE unveils study titled ‘Running on Empty' that highlights staffing crisis in Ontario hospitals
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Canadian study measures impact of air pollution on babies

Canadian study measures impact of air pollution on babies

Study published by Environmental Health Perspectives suggests that outdoor air pollution, especially from automobile exhaust, could lead to an increase in childhood asthma
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Ontario nurses now have lowest staffing ratio in Canada

Ontario nurses now have lowest staffing ratio in Canada

New report shows Ontario has 651 registered nurses (RNs) per 100,000 people, which is the lowest ratio in the country 
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Feds, province announce $97M for northern high-speed internet

Feds, province announce $97M for northern high-speed internet

Expansion of broadband internet will impact more than 60 communities between Sudbury and Sault Ste. Marie
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New medical association prez wants to 'level the playing field' for northern doctors

New medical association prez wants to 'level the playing field' for northern doctors

Dominik Nowak was named new president of the Ontario Medical Association at the annual general meeting held in Sudbury on May 2
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Ontario mine workers will soon be given heat stress toolkits

Ontario mine workers will soon be given heat stress toolkits

Research is underway to help Ontario workers avoid heat stress in the workplace by using body sensors to determine if a worker is in a risky situation
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